The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-05
A DAY OF PATRIOTISM.
WIDESPREAD OBSERVANCE OF
THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY.

Gov. Lee and Sunset Cox Make
Celebration-An Old-Fashioned OBJ
servance at Philadelphia - Florida's
Thriving Cities Full of Fun and
Enthusiasm.
New YORK, July 4.--The Fourth was op-
preSsively hot, the thermometer dancing up
among the nineties. Business, except that
of fireworks manufactures, was entirely
suspended The seaside resorts were thronged
with visitors, and almost every person who
had chance left the hot city for cooler
breathing spots. Matinees We're given in
several of the theatres, but these were not
well patronized, owing to the oppressive
1eat. Old Trinity chimes rang out a series
of patriotic airs in honor of the day.
TAMMANY'S CELEBRATION.
All the braves, sachems and chiefs of Tam
many Hall filled the large wigwam to-day
TO celebrate the birth of American inde-
pendence Cappa's Seventh Regiment Band
discoursed patriotic airs Grand Sachem
Flack called the meeting to order, and in a
short speech bade all welcome to the halls of
the Tammany Society. After several an
thems were sung by the Union Glee Club
the Declaration of Independence was read
by Eugene S. Ives. Gov. Lee was intro
duced at the conclusion of the singing of the
'Sword of Bunker HILL" He was received
With great enthusiasm.
CHEERS FOR VIRGINIA.
He spoke in a full, strong voice. and his
reference to his residence in "Old Virginia"
was the signal for three cheers for the
''mother of presidents" He told of the
annual r,,cfoI1 of tho remnant of tho Pa
munky tribe of Indians to render tribute to
the Governor of Virginia, and said that now
the custom is reversed. Instead of the In
dians going to the Governor, the representa-
tive of the commonwealth has gone to the
Indian, and came in a great ship laden with
Virginia tobacco that all might smoke the
pipe of peace He came TO join with the
braves of Tammany Hall to renew upon
these altars the fires of the first revolution.
CLAsPING HANDS.
Virginia to-day clasped hands with New
York in celebration of this event, as our
fathers did about this great metropolis in
the days of the revolution.
Gov Lee said: Il regret that the grand
sachem of Tammany Hall, John Kelly, is
not here to-day, that his eyes might look
upon this scene and see the two sections of
the country coming closer and closer together
in fraternal greeting. The Old Dominion
dependent State, and in May, l776, George
Mason drew up her bill of rights.
vIRGINIA's FIGHT FOR LIBERTY.
The orator dwelt upon the part that Vir-
ginia had taken in the struggle for liberty,
and the acts of Richard Henry Lee before
the Continental Congress; Patrick Henry,
with his ''If this be treason, make the most
of it," Thomas jefferson, when he framed
the charter of American Liberty; and
George Washington, when he organized the
militia of the colony. Continuing, Gov.
Lee remarked: "If our forefnthers We're
derelict in anything, it was in that they did
not fully particulariZe and fully set forth
the rights of the States. At the time of
that session there was a young man, John
Randolph, who said he saw poison under the
eagles wing which would bring peStilence
over the whole land.
THE GREAT STRUGGLE.
''That poison was there, my friends, and
you know when the pestilence came, we Of
the South insisted that we had the right TO
withdraw from the Union if we were dis
satisfied You of New York thought other
wise l do not refer to this dead past to
raise up sectional feeling. No, but l want
you to believe that we Of the South fought
for what we believed to be our rights as
honestly as did you of the North We did
not fight for ratiOns when we had to cat
persinlmons to fit our stomachs to the ra-
tions; not for clothing; not Tor Confederate
money, for it was not worth ten cents
yard but for a right.
DECIDED BY THE SWORD.
''But that is past 1t was submitted to
the sword and was decided against us. Now
the white-winged angel of peace covers the
land and Virginia'S star shines as brightly
in that Union of the blue and stars and
stripes as does New York, and if those stars
and stripes mean anything they mean that
Virginia and New York stand on equal
terms There is no contention now, all is
peace and the Union is indeed one and in
separable, and the South recognizes that
fact.
A VOICE FROM THE TOMB.
"Methinls l hear the voice of the great
soldier who sleeps in Riverside Park saying
from his deathbed that he feels that great
era of peace is approaching. Virginia IS
not sulking in a corner. The bars on her
mountain side are down and trains laden
with the products she is sending to the sea.
She is prosperous and joins with the other
States North and South, in saying: The
Union, one and indivisble'
Gov Lees remarks were received with
tumultous applause and as he snt down the
band broke out with "The Bonnie Blue
Flag"
cox ON POLITICS.
After brief speeches by William C. May
bury, of Michigan, and Hon. Barnes Comp
ton, Of Maryland, "Sunset" Cox made an
address, in which he said that our fathers
did not fight for liberty, they struck for in
dependence-they had never lost their
liberties, and then he devoted his
attention to discussion of the politi-
cal situation. He asked, What
is the shibboleth of the Republican party!
Why, there was little incident concerning
the battlcfags the other day. The flags
were mouldering in the attic Of the War
Department at Washington. 1t was pro
posed to continue this era of good feeling
between the North and South, but the Plcsi-
dent found that it was unlawful and the
order was counternlanded.
NEVER SUCH HOWL BEFORE.
There never was such noise raised before
as our Republican friends raised over this
matter. Gov Foraker, Of Ohio, sent ON To
Washington to have the government en-
Joined from performing this ACC OF good
fellowship. Had he lived in the days when
babe was born in Bethlehem he would
have sent on to Jerusalem for an order cn-
Joining the heavenly host from singing
Peace on earth, goodwill toward men,
and mandamus compelling them TO sing
the opposite-"Hate on earth, ill-will to
men. "
This concluded the list of speakers, and
the 'Star Snanpled Bannprn was sung by